QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-198

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

201

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Wreath of Grapes Medallion

How wide is the quilt?

84.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

89.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1810-1830

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Medallion size:

24 x24

Number of borders:

5

Describe the borders:

Five borders surround center wreath in the following order: light blue/red/white squares, set on point, 4" wide; a stuffed running vine of leaves, flowers, and fruit, with a background of herringbone quilting, 8 1/2" wide; a band of blue and brown cotton 3" wide; a two-block brown and white checkerboard zig-zag, with a background of diamond quilting, 9" wide; a final band of blue and brown cotton, 4 1/2" wide.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

19 3/4, 32 1/2, 32

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Other

Describe the binding:

ruffle

How is the binding made?

Woven tape

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Vines; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch; Parallel lines

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Donor (now unknown) stated this framed medallion quilt was made by a niece of Ethan Allen. Research shows that Ethan came from a family of eight children and his first wife had ten siblings, so while the story is possible, the name of the quilt maker remains uncertain.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

DAR Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Washington, DC

Quilt owner's state:

Washington D.C.

Quilt owner's country:

USA

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum

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